They both peered out the window as the rode in the taxi toward the airport.
Princess gasped, making the taxi driver swerve onto the median.
"You almost made me crash, young lady, are you all right?" The driver turned his head to gaze at her in his rearview mirror.
"I'm sorry..." She replied. Then she lowered her head to whisper to Mark.
"Oh, Mark, there's the mall, do you mind if we make one quick stop? I need to get something for the trip."
"Yeah, I guess...we do have a few hours before takeoff...is it essential?" He smirked.
"Oh yes, it's extremely essential..." She tried to look serious, but it just didn't come across that way.
"Sir, would you make a stop by the Mall, please? My ' wife' has something she needs to get..."
Princess stifled a giggle.
The driver pulled up to the mall." It's your money..." He parked and pulled out a newspaper.
Mark and Princess got out of the car.
Princess grabbed him by the hand." C'mon, cupcake, let's go shopping!" She giggled as she pulled him into the mall.
"Ooooohhhhhh, nooooo, cupcake will wait for you in the food court, no shopping for me!"
"Oh, alright, I'll only be a few minutes..." She skipped off, with a certain credit card burning a hole in her hands...
She made her way to a lingerie store. "Frederick's of Hollywood," she read aloud, "Hmmmm, this looks like the place." Princess chose several skimpy nightgowns to try on. After narrowing down her choices in the dressing room, she bought an assortment of lingerie and other goodies to bring on the trip. If this doesn't get his attention, nothing will...she thought. She was having so much fun, she almost forgot she had a plane to catch!
She rushed back to find Mark in the food court. Her eyes narrowed at the picture before her. Mark was surrounded by three women, who were being annoyingly flirtatious with him. Good thing we're undercover...she chuckled to herself. I have the perfect remedy for this... Princess swaggered up to the group, making sure the girls could read the "Frederick's of Hollywood" on her shopping bag. Mark's eyes widened as she approached.
"Hi, cupcake, did you make some new friends while I was gone? I'm Princess...Mark's wife..." She introduced herself, placing her hand on Mark's shoulder, eager to claim her prize.
The girls got up and left rather quickly. Princess looked down at Mark.
"Was it something I said?" She batted her eyelashes innocently.
Mark chuckled." Ahhh...we were just talking; they said I looked lonely. Let's go, pumpkin, the ski resort awaits..." He had a knack for being caught in awkward situations.
The couple walked arm in arm back to the taxi.
The driver was asleep with the newspaper over his face. Mark knocked on the window, almost giving the man a heart attack.
"Don't scare me like that!" The driver complained as he opened the door." To the airport now?"
"Yeah, the shopping escapade is over... let's go!"